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theKNIGHTtimes February 2012 Issue 2 Marian University Indianapolis, Indiana
Tattoo art from The Kinsey
Institute for Research in
Sex, Gender, and Repro-duction’s
collection will be dis-played
alongside student-submitted
photos of their tattoos in the
Ephemeral Ink exhibit. The display
will remain open from 9a.m. to
5p.m. weekdays in Fisher Hall gal-lery
from February 20 to March 23.
As the title of the exhibit sug-gests,
tattoos are not as permanent
as we may think. Though the ink
may remain for a lifetime with
only a few touch ups, tattoos often
represent a sentiment, belief, or a
brief moment in one’s life, which
may change in the flux of time. This
among other things sets tattoo art
apart from traditional art.
“It was a pretty exciting experi-ence
for me to initiate the exhibit,”
said Jenny Pauckner, Assistant
Professor of Art and Art History
at Marian University. Pauckner
contacted the Kinsey Institute for
its extensive photo collection of tat-toos,
which has not been publicly
exhibited, until now.
Over the summer of 2011, Pauck-ner
visited the Kinsey Institute,
located at Indiana University in
Bloomington, to explore their
archives.
Amy Tims, a graduate student in-terning
at Kinsey, has dedicated her
time and expertise to curating the
exhibit, researching the culture and
motives behind this thriving art.
Pauckner explained how tattoos
act as cultural signifiers, group
symbols of shared identity and cul-ture,
in the same way that piercings
– and even breast implants – bear
cultural significance and denote
belonging or exclusion.
“Tattoos are reflections of per-sonal
identity,” said Pauckner.
The prevalence and acceptance of
tattoos has increased due to popu-lar
culture and the media. Outlets
like Skin and Ink magazine and
shows like L.A. Ink highlight the
cultural and individual motivation,
artistic technique and complexity
of tattoo art.
According to a 2006 Pew Re-search
Center survey of 1,500
adults, over one-third of Genera-tion
Next (individuals born be-tween
1981 and 1988) have a tattoo.
The report, “A Portrait of ‘Gen-eration
Next,’” states that approxi-mately
one-half of this age group,
who are now between 24 and 31
years old, either have a tattoo, have
dyed hair, or have a body piercing
(excluding ear lobe piercings).
Tattoo art still provokes com-plaints,
however. Pauckner received
complaints from students after
sending an email notification for
the exhibit to campus. Dr. Jamie
Higgs, Assistant Professor of Art
and Art History and Chair of Mar-ian’s
Visual Art Department, had
approved the email before it was
sent.
Several students exchanged
emails with Prof. Pauckner and Dr.
Higgs specifically regarding the na-ture
of Flash, the tattoo image used
in the email, which was a sample
for clients of the tattoo artist’s
work. Flash depicts a nude woman
combatting a colorful, oversized
cobra, and another woman emerg-ing
from a flower, cupping her bare
breasts. It also depicts a battleship
and an eagle bearing an American
flag, appealing to sailors and navy
servicemen.
“I was surprised by the amount
of controversy it initially created,”
Pauckner shared.
One student, who asked to
remain anonymous, expressed con-cern
over the content of Flash.
“I believe the history of tattoos is
indeed important, but I also be-lieve
it is not appropriate to exhibit
something that contradicts the
values of this Catholic university.
Lewd tattoos are the worst example
of this, and a lewd tattoo was cho-sen
to promote this exhibit.” said
the student in email correspon-dence
with this writer.
“For that and other reasons, I
believe this exhibit is imprudent
for this university.” concluded the
student.
Pauckner defended the exhibit,
saying,
“The whole purpose of the exhibit
is to give people insight...a different
perspective. I think it’s important
to challenge our preconceptions of
life, art, ideas. That’s where learning
takes place.”
“We are in the business of gen-erating
young adults prepared for
the future because they have been
encouraged to think critically...All
considerations related to art, be
they acceptance or rejection of cer-tain
images due to faith, political,
or social values, represent one path
to realizing that goal,” said Higgs in
her clarifying email to campus.
Student submitted tattoos were
displayed on a flatscreen during
the reception February 24, from 3
to 6pm. Exhibit curator Amy Tims
and Kinsey Institute Curator of Art,
Artifacts, and Photographs Cath-erine
Johnson-Roehr will deliver
presentations.
No Smoking
Students and faculty think
the tobacco free policy is effective.
Page 4
Long live God
The theatre and music depart-ments
perform Godspell .
Page 2
Free room
and Board
RAs discuss the responsibilites that
come with their job.
Page 4
Show Some Skin and Ink
By Brendan Dugan
Students and faculty came to the Fischer Hall Art Gallery on Friday
to see the tattoo exhibit “Ephemeral Ink”.
Photo by Abby Crawford
Photos by Abby Crawford, Sydney Shewmaker, Jen Camerer
February 2012 Issue 2 The Knight Times Page 2
The Richard G. Lugar Franciscan
Center for Global Studies at Marian
University hosted a panel discus-sion
Thursday February 16 to dis-cuss
the state of Egypt and the Arab
Spring uprisings across the Middle
East. The panel occurred in Marian
Theater on Thursday, Feb. 16.
The panel consisted of Dr. Pierre
Atlas, Associate Professor of Po-litical
Science and Director of the
Lugar Franciscan Center; Rev.
Father Nobil Hanna, Pastor of St.
George Church in Indianapolis;
and Dr. Amira Mashhour, lecturer
in Arabic and Director of the
Arabic Program at IUPUI. Charlie
Wiles, Director of the International
Interfaith Initiative, moderated the
event.
Each of the panelists share
Egyptian lineage: Atlas’ mother was
born and raised in Cairo, Egypt,
while Mashhour and Hanna were
born and raised in Egypt before
coming to the US in 1990 and 1968
respectively. Egyptians living in In-diana
made up a significant portion
of the roughly 125 in attendance.
Hanna recalled events from early
2011: Christian and Muslim Egyp-tians
praying together, protecting
each other, and generally working
against the regime that had pushed
much of Egypt past the boiling
point and into action.
“I’m sorry to say that a lot of that
[optimism] has been dashed,” said
Hanna. Other panelists and some
of the audience agreed that the
hopefulness has dissipated since
the grueling efforts of reconstruc-tion
fully set in.
“The Arab Spring has turned into
a dark Arab winter,” said Atlas.
Imprisoning Hosni Mubarak
did not solve the myriad problems
Egypt faced. Few expected it to. The
transitional military government
presents its own set of problems.
The revolution ousted Mubarak,
not the regime.
“The military is thoroughly en-trenched
in the Egyptian economy,”
said Atlas, noting the “for-profit”
nature of the military regime in
Egypt.
Tensions rose as touchy subjects
were brought to the fore. In Egypt
today, roughly ten percent of the
population identifies as Coptic
Christian, which is to say Egyptian
and Christian. Fr. Hanna’s Coptic
family left Egypt in 1968, when ap-proximately
one-third of Egyptians
claimed Christianity.
Christians, following Jews de-cades
later, emigrated from Egypt
in part due to the repressive re-gime
of Gamal Nasser. Following
this Hanna cited, rather carefully,
several other incidents of attacks
on Christians during the last year
in Egypt.
An impassioned question and
answer session followed when the
audience commented on religion,
extremists, the media, and the state
of affairs in Egypt. Despite the ap-parently
chaotic and slow nature of
progress since the imprisonment
of Mubarak, some remain skepti-cal
about the media portrayal of
Egypt’s reconstruction.
“Things are not falling apart the
way we believe it is here [in the
U.S.],” said Mashhour.
“People are no longer afraid
of their government,” Atlas said.
“What comes afterwards is the big
question.”
The Department of Music and
Theatre performed the musical
Godspell at Peine Theatre on Feb
22 thru the 25 at 8p.m. Influenced
by the Gospel of Matthew, the
musical draws upon the parables of
Jesus Christ.
The plot unfolds in the Middle
East as characters meditate upon
Jesus’ teachings. A modern twist
on the Gospels, the play opens with
John the Baptist calling a group of
young soldiers to follow and learn
from Jesus.
They enact the parables through
music and humor. The musical
ends with The Last Supper, The
Crucifixion in a battle field, and
Jesus being carried aloft by his
apostles back into the military
camp.
Thanks to the charitable food
drive, Marian students, faculty, and
staff were admitted to one perfor-mance
for free with a Marian ID
and a non-perishable food item.
Panel discussion: Arab Spring unfolds
By Brendan Dugan
By Hadeiya Ameen
Theatre Department
performs Godspell
Students celebrate Black History Month
By Bradley Levi
Black History month is more
than just the networks such as
BET (Black Entertainment Televi-sion)
providing updates on African
Americans who contributed to
American history. Marian Univer-sity
students expressed what Black
History month means to them.
In celebration of Black History
Month, Marian University’s UBI
(Union of Black Identity) com-mittee
will host its 43 annual ‘Soul
Food’ luncheon on Thursday, Feb.
23, from 12 to 2p.m. in Clare Hall’s
lobby.
Organizer Kyle Radliff, President
of UBI, and other committee mem-bers
hoped the students attending
would walk away with a better un-derstanding
of African American
history. Guest speakers who lived
during segregation shared their
thoughts and experiences. Randa
Peterson, guest speaker, baked
some of the food and spoke about
where ‘soul food’ comes from and
what it means to African Ameri-cans.
African
American
history wasn’t
properly noted
until the 20th
century. While
studying at
Harvard, Dr.
Woodson,
a scholar
and son of a
former slave,
noticed the
missing and
misrepresenta-tion
of African
Americans in
American his-tory.
Woodson
led the movement to bring African
American history into the public
consciousness.
Determined to encourage the
study of Black history and tell the
story of his people, he founded the
‘Association for the Study of Negro
Life’ in 1915. A year later, he began
publishing what known as the
Journal of African American His-tory.
Page by page, African Ameri-cans
wrote themselves into the
history books.
With a swell of support, he
organized the first annual Negro
history week, during the second
week of February, to coincide with
the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln
and Fredrick Douglass. Twenty
six years after Dr.
Woodsons death, Negro
History week became
‘Black History’ month.
Radliff stated that
Black history month is a
time to, “celebrate those
before us who paved a
way for us to achieve
our goals, whether it
is in entertainment or
politics. It’s a time to
show appreciation and
respect for what the
slaves went through.”
Clay Kendrick, Public
Relations and Recruit-ment
for UBI indicated
that Black history month
means, “we still have a long way
to go, and as we move forward, we
need to keep those who have made
a difference in mind. There are so
many influential African Ameri-cans
who contributed to American
history, that to just mention one,
wouldn’t do it justice.”
Members of the Union for Black Identity served the Marian
Community “soul food” in honor of Black History Month.
In Marian’s version of Godspell, Jesus is crucified on a wagon.
Photo by Hadeiyah Ameen
Photo provided
February 2012 Issue 2 The Knight Times Page 3
As part of the Knight Daze
“Danger in the Dungeon” weekend
presentation, Dan Lornitis, the
comedic hypnotist was the perfect
ending. Members of the Knight
Daze committee, Matt Duncan,
President, Matt Staninger, Budget
Chair and Peter Hayes, Hypno-tist
Chair, all had big
smiles as they greeted
the students. It was
“a show the audience
will never forget…
and the volunteers
may never remem-ber”.
The crowd was
full of laughter, as they
watched their friends
get hypnotized.
Dan Lornitis has
performed more than
4,000 live shows. He
has opened for comedians such
as Louie Anderson, Phyllis Diller
and “Weird Al” Yankovic. He has
appeared on stage everywhere
from America’s Top Comedy Club,
to Funny Bone, and onboard the
Carnival Cruise Line. He has per-formed
for many organizations like
Best Buy, IBM, and several colleges.
While in college, Dan Lornitis
was a magician, until he and his
friends went to see a hypnotist
show where he volunteered to
get hypnotized. Afterwards, he
couldn’t remember the show but
his friends cracked up laughing as
they told him all of the crazy things
he did on stage. Lornitis said, “It
was a moment that has always
stayed with me.”
Before the show got started,
Lornitis explained some hypnotic
terms such as the theta state, in
which the mind is in a very deep,
meditative state. Dur-ing
this state, the split
between the conscious
and subconscious
mind no longer exists.
This allows the sub-conscious
mind and
the imagination to be
manipulated through
suggestion.
Misty, a volunteer,
reflecting on her par-ticipation
said “When
I came to, I felt very
relaxed, as if I had been sleeping
for 8 hrs; it was very refreshing. I
couldn’t really remember much
when I woke up but I remember
something about Bambi’s mom
getting hit by a truck, the feeling of
being five years old, and the tune of
Beyonce’s, Single Ladies song was
in my head”. I bet those of you who
attended remembers those funny
moments as well.
To end the night, Lornitis shared
his most memorable moment in a
show. He recounted that an el-derly
woman with a walker, sitting
in the second row, went under as
Lornitis hypnotized the volunteers.
She raised her hand to come on
stage, all the while hypnotized. She
walked all the way to the edge of
the stage without her walker. Once
she reached the stairs to the stage,
she came out of it. Lornitis states,
“She came out of it because her
subconscious mind understood she
couldn’t make it up the stairs with-out
the walker. That was the cool-est
experience because it showed
the strong will of the subconscious
mind. Delighted, Dan Lornitis
hopes to be performing and hypno-tizing
people for the rest of his life.
Knight Daze committee hosts hypnotist
Burning the midnight oil: CEC hosts Up All Knight
By Hadeiya Ameen
Several students got no sleep last
Saturday. But for once, they weren’t
studying. On February 17, the
Campus Events Committee held
Up All Knight. During this event,
students stayed in the library from
8pm until 2am enjoying various ac-tivities
and entertainment. Some of
the activities included crafts, food,
musical events, and movies.
Peter Hayes, Matt Staninger, and Matt Duncan
were a part of the Knight Daze Committee.
Hypnotist Dave Lornitist held a show
during Knight Daze.
Photo by Michael Schrader
Photo by Michael Schrader
Photo by Michael Schrader
Photo by Hadeiyah Ameen
Photo by Hadeiyah Ameen
A couple of weeks ago, The
Knight Daze “Danger in the Dun-geon”
was a success. Every night
the performers were greeted with
a crowd that couldn’t wait to have
fun. Feb. 9 to the 11th was a great
weekend. There was a hilarious
nigh of comedy with special quest
comedian/actor Michael Malone.
Michael Malone has performed
in more than 32 states. He’s made
appearances on WGN, CW, and
Tom and Bob radio and TV show.
His humor about life experiences
and wildly imaginative views will
have you busting out laughing.
Didn’t get a chance to see his per-formance,
check out his website at
malonecomedy.com.
Junior Mike Decker
dives onto a mattress
as CEC member Kevin
Crocket stands by.
The band Speedbump
performed for the stu-detns
at Up All Knight.
Hanna Knust, Sylvia
Denise and Katie
Copeland colored
pictures at Up All
Knight.
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On May 8, 2011, Marian Univer-sity
transitioned into a new era in
campus life, Tobacco Free.
The Tobacco Free Policy has been
with the University for over nine
months.
Dean of Stu-dents
Ruth Rodg-ers
suggested that
the ban has been
reasonably suc-cessful
thus far.
“There are
people who push
that limit still, but
generally there is
very little public
smoking in areas
where lots of stu-dents
are walking
by.”
Rodgers went
on to say there
are problems with
campus visitors who aren’t aware of
Marian’s Tobacco Free Policy.
Chief Scott Ralph also said, “The
Marian Community has shown
respect and dignity of others re-garding
this policy. It seems to be
working very well.”
Even some of the students agree
with Rodgers and Ralph.
Freshman Donovan Jones and
Sophomore Allie Foley said they
believe the Tobacco Free Policy is
effective.
“I don’t see anyone smoking on
campus,” said Foley.
Jones believes the Tobacco Free
Policy is working, “I haven’t en-countered
anyone smoking on
campus or having smelled smoke
on anyone in any of my classes so
far.”
Yet, not all students see the policy
as being effective.
Transfer Sophomore Karli Wil-liamson
noticed students and
faculty smoking in their cars.
“I’m a transfer stu-dent,
so I don’t know
how it was last year, but
I don’t see it being very
effective now.”
Rodgers mentioned
that they have been
lenient towards students
and faculty using to-bacco
products in their
cars; it’s when users
throw cigarette butts
on the ground that it
becomes a problem.
The push for a tobacco
free campus started in
2008 when the Univer-sity
moved to a Tobacco
Free Policy with desig-nated
smoking areas.
Conversations about a completely
Tobacco Free Policy began in the
Fall semester of 2010, Rodgers said.
The policy was passed in October
of that same year but didn’t come
into effect until May 8, 2011.
Currently, there are no monetary
sanctions for smoking on campus.
The act is a conduct issue, and
persistent violators will be reported
to Human Resources or the Dean
of Students.
However, the discussion of the
Tobacco Free Policy is still ongoing.
A Marian University Admissions
member explained how forcing
students to smoke on the other side
of Cold Springs Road looks unap-pealing
to prospective students and
families.
“We have had potential students
and their families making negative
comments about the students lin-ing
the area across the street from
campus in order to smoke.”
The staff member suggested
that bringing back the designated
smoking area, “will allow people
the space to smoke outside, will be
far enough from any doors… and
will produce a more professional
and inviting campus for potential
students and their families.”
Rodgers also mentioned some
faculty and staff members have
suggested that they do not like the
policy, but there are no current
efforts to reverse the policy as it
stands.
Having a free single room, gain-ing
leadership skills, and receiv-ing
a $300 stipend at the end of
each semester can be a fun and
great way to gain experience while
in college. However, becoming a
Resident Assistant can be burdened
with responsibilities.
Junior Danielle Mumma is a
second year Resident Assistant at
Doyle Hall. She majors in Art, and
has Psychology and Art History
minors and a concentration in Art
Therapy. She is in the Honors Pro-gram
with 17 credit hours for this
semester. Mumma participates in
Green Life Club and shows inter-est
in the College Mentors for Kids
organization. Mumma has enjoyed
the experience of being an RA be-cause
she was able to bond with her
hall mates in a very unique way.
“What I like about being an RA
depends on what’s going on that
day. I enjoy one-on-one chats with
people,” said Mumma.
Being an RA can be rewarding.
Students can get to know their hall
mates better.
However, being an RA can be
difficult due to time demands of
responsibilities. Mumma has been
an RA for two years, and she found
that this year was so much easier,
probably because of past experi-ences,
such as rock climbing in
Climb Time Indy, and basically
hall-bonding.
“On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being
the most difficult, it was a 4 last
year. Now, it’s a 3. It’s difficult, but
not super stressful,” said Mumma.
It is especially difficult when you
are on call. That indicates your day
to make sure that the entire resi-dence
hall is in good shape. This
involves going on rounds around
the interior of the building, mak-ing
sure that no one is playing hall
sports or arguing with other hall
mates.
“You are expected to be in your
room or office, and your door has
to be open in case someone has an
emergency,” said Mumma.
Some RA’s have had to wake up
very early in the morning because
a student locked him/herself out of
the room.
“I had to get up at 4 in the morn-ing
twice for that.” said Mumma.
Having the job as a Resident
Assistant can be difficult, but it
doesn’t always have to be. It just
requires students with that position
to be very responsible and caring to
everyone in the entire building.
Students and faculty reacts to the new tobacco policy
What is it really like to work as a resident assistant?
A day in the life of an RA:
By Michael Schrader
By Bradley Levi
On May 8, 2011 Marian University became a tobacco-free campus.
Photo by Michael Schrader
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theKNIGHTtimes February 2012 Issue 2 Marian University Indianapolis, Indiana
Tattoo art from The Kinsey
Institute for Research in
Sex, Gender, and Repro-duction’s
collection will be dis-played
alongside student-submitted
photos of their tattoos in the
Ephemeral Ink exhibit. The display
will remain open from 9a.m. to
5p.m. weekdays in Fisher Hall gal-lery
from February 20 to March 23.
As the title of the exhibit sug-gests,
tattoos are not as permanent
as we may think. Though the ink
may remain for a lifetime with
only a few touch ups, tattoos often
represent a sentiment, belief, or a
brief moment in one’s life, which
may change in the flux of time. This
among other things sets tattoo art
apart from traditional art.
“It was a pretty exciting experi-ence
for me to initiate the exhibit,”
said Jenny Pauckner, Assistant
Professor of Art and Art History
at Marian University. Pauckner
contacted the Kinsey Institute for
its extensive photo collection of tat-toos,
which has not been publicly
exhibited, until now.
Over the summer of 2011, Pauck-ner
visited the Kinsey Institute,
located at Indiana University in
Bloomington, to explore their
archives.
Amy Tims, a graduate student in-terning
at Kinsey, has dedicated her
time and expertise to curating the
exhibit, researching the culture and
motives behind this thriving art.
Pauckner explained how tattoos
act as cultural signifiers, group
symbols of shared identity and cul-ture,
in the same way that piercings
– and even breast implants – bear
cultural significance and denote
belonging or exclusion.
“Tattoos are reflections of per-sonal
identity,” said Pauckner.
The prevalence and acceptance of
tattoos has increased due to popu-lar
culture and the media. Outlets
like Skin and Ink magazine and
shows like L.A. Ink highlight the
cultural and individual motivation,
artistic technique and complexity
of tattoo art.
According to a 2006 Pew Re-search
Center survey of 1,500
adults, over one-third of Genera-tion
Next (individuals born be-tween
1981 and 1988) have a tattoo.
The report, “A Portrait of ‘Gen-eration
Next,’” states that approxi-mately
one-half of this age group,
who are now between 24 and 31
years old, either have a tattoo, have
dyed hair, or have a body piercing
(excluding ear lobe piercings).
Tattoo art still provokes com-plaints,
however. Pauckner received
complaints from students after
sending an email notification for
the exhibit to campus. Dr. Jamie
Higgs, Assistant Professor of Art
and Art History and Chair of Mar-ian’s
Visual Art Department, had
approved the email before it was
sent.
Several students exchanged
emails with Prof. Pauckner and Dr.
Higgs specifically regarding the na-ture
of Flash, the tattoo image used
in the email, which was a sample
for clients of the tattoo artist’s
work. Flash depicts a nude woman
combatting a colorful, oversized
cobra, and another woman emerg-ing
from a flower, cupping her bare
breasts. It also depicts a battleship
and an eagle bearing an American
flag, appealing to sailors and navy
servicemen.
“I was surprised by the amount
of controversy it initially created,”
Pauckner shared.
One student, who asked to
remain anonymous, expressed con-cern
over the content of Flash.
“I believe the history of tattoos is
indeed important, but I also be-lieve
it is not appropriate to exhibit
something that contradicts the
values of this Catholic university.
Lewd tattoos are the worst example
of this, and a lewd tattoo was cho-sen
to promote this exhibit.” said
the student in email correspon-dence
with this writer.
“For that and other reasons, I
believe this exhibit is imprudent
for this university.” concluded the
student.
Pauckner defended the exhibit,
saying,
“The whole purpose of the exhibit
is to give people insight...a different
perspective. I think it’s important
to challenge our preconceptions of
life, art, ideas. That’s where learning
takes place.”
“We are in the business of gen-erating
young adults prepared for
the future because they have been
encouraged to think critically...All
considerations related to art, be
they acceptance or rejection of cer-tain
images due to faith, political,
or social values, represent one path
to realizing that goal,” said Higgs in
her clarifying email to campus.
Student submitted tattoos were
displayed on a flatscreen during
the reception February 24, from 3
to 6pm. Exhibit curator Amy Tims
and Kinsey Institute Curator of Art,
Artifacts, and Photographs Cath-erine
Johnson-Roehr will deliver
presentations.
No Smoking
Students and faculty think
the tobacco free policy is effective.
Page 4
Long live God
The theatre and music depart-ments
perform Godspell .
Page 2
Free room
and Board
RAs discuss the responsibilites that
come with their job.
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Show Some Skin and Ink
By Brendan Dugan
Students and faculty came to the Fischer Hall Art Gallery on Friday
to see the tattoo exhibit “Ephemeral Ink”.
Photo by Abby Crawford
Photos by Abby Crawford, Sydney Shewmaker, Jen Camerer
February 2012 Issue 2 The Knight Times Page 2
The Richard G. Lugar Franciscan
Center for Global Studies at Marian
University hosted a panel discus-sion
Thursday February 16 to dis-cuss
the state of Egypt and the Arab
Spring uprisings across the Middle
East. The panel occurred in Marian
Theater on Thursday, Feb. 16.
The panel consisted of Dr. Pierre
Atlas, Associate Professor of Po-litical
Science and Director of the
Lugar Franciscan Center; Rev.
Father Nobil Hanna, Pastor of St.
George Church in Indianapolis;
and Dr. Amira Mashhour, lecturer
in Arabic and Director of the
Arabic Program at IUPUI. Charlie
Wiles, Director of the International
Interfaith Initiative, moderated the
event.
Each of the panelists share
Egyptian lineage: Atlas’ mother was
born and raised in Cairo, Egypt,
while Mashhour and Hanna were
born and raised in Egypt before
coming to the US in 1990 and 1968
respectively. Egyptians living in In-diana
made up a significant portion
of the roughly 125 in attendance.
Hanna recalled events from early
2011: Christian and Muslim Egyp-tians
praying together, protecting
each other, and generally working
against the regime that had pushed
much of Egypt past the boiling
point and into action.
“I’m sorry to say that a lot of that
[optimism] has been dashed,” said
Hanna. Other panelists and some
of the audience agreed that the
hopefulness has dissipated since
the grueling efforts of reconstruc-tion
fully set in.
“The Arab Spring has turned into
a dark Arab winter,” said Atlas.
Imprisoning Hosni Mubarak
did not solve the myriad problems
Egypt faced. Few expected it to. The
transitional military government
presents its own set of problems.
The revolution ousted Mubarak,
not the regime.
“The military is thoroughly en-trenched
in the Egyptian economy,”
said Atlas, noting the “for-profit”
nature of the military regime in
Egypt.
Tensions rose as touchy subjects
were brought to the fore. In Egypt
today, roughly ten percent of the
population identifies as Coptic
Christian, which is to say Egyptian
and Christian. Fr. Hanna’s Coptic
family left Egypt in 1968, when ap-proximately
one-third of Egyptians
claimed Christianity.
Christians, following Jews de-cades
later, emigrated from Egypt
in part due to the repressive re-gime
of Gamal Nasser. Following
this Hanna cited, rather carefully,
several other incidents of attacks
on Christians during the last year
in Egypt.
An impassioned question and
answer session followed when the
audience commented on religion,
extremists, the media, and the state
of affairs in Egypt. Despite the ap-parently
chaotic and slow nature of
progress since the imprisonment
of Mubarak, some remain skepti-cal
about the media portrayal of
Egypt’s reconstruction.
“Things are not falling apart the
way we believe it is here [in the
U.S.],” said Mashhour.
“People are no longer afraid
of their government,” Atlas said.
“What comes afterwards is the big
question.”
The Department of Music and
Theatre performed the musical
Godspell at Peine Theatre on Feb
22 thru the 25 at 8p.m. Influenced
by the Gospel of Matthew, the
musical draws upon the parables of
Jesus Christ.
The plot unfolds in the Middle
East as characters meditate upon
Jesus’ teachings. A modern twist
on the Gospels, the play opens with
John the Baptist calling a group of
young soldiers to follow and learn
from Jesus.
They enact the parables through
music and humor. The musical
ends with The Last Supper, The
Crucifixion in a battle field, and
Jesus being carried aloft by his
apostles back into the military
camp.
Thanks to the charitable food
drive, Marian students, faculty, and
staff were admitted to one perfor-mance
for free with a Marian ID
and a non-perishable food item.
Panel discussion: Arab Spring unfolds
By Brendan Dugan
By Hadeiya Ameen
Theatre Department
performs Godspell
Students celebrate Black History Month
By Bradley Levi
Black History month is more
than just the networks such as
BET (Black Entertainment Televi-sion)
providing updates on African
Americans who contributed to
American history. Marian Univer-sity
students expressed what Black
History month means to them.
In celebration of Black History
Month, Marian University’s UBI
(Union of Black Identity) com-mittee
will host its 43 annual ‘Soul
Food’ luncheon on Thursday, Feb.
23, from 12 to 2p.m. in Clare Hall’s
lobby.
Organizer Kyle Radliff, President
of UBI, and other committee mem-bers
hoped the students attending
would walk away with a better un-derstanding
of African American
history. Guest speakers who lived
during segregation shared their
thoughts and experiences. Randa
Peterson, guest speaker, baked
some of the food and spoke about
where ‘soul food’ comes from and
what it means to African Ameri-cans.
African
American
history wasn’t
properly noted
until the 20th
century. While
studying at
Harvard, Dr.
Woodson,
a scholar
and son of a
former slave,
noticed the
missing and
misrepresenta-tion
of African
Americans in
American his-tory.
Woodson
led the movement to bring African
American history into the public
consciousness.
Determined to encourage the
study of Black history and tell the
story of his people, he founded the
‘Association for the Study of Negro
Life’ in 1915. A year later, he began
publishing what known as the
Journal of African American His-tory.
Page by page, African Ameri-cans
wrote themselves into the
history books.
With a swell of support, he
organized the first annual Negro
history week, during the second
week of February, to coincide with
the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln
and Fredrick Douglass. Twenty
six years after Dr.
Woodsons death, Negro
History week became
‘Black History’ month.
Radliff stated that
Black history month is a
time to, “celebrate those
before us who paved a
way for us to achieve
our goals, whether it
is in entertainment or
politics. It’s a time to
show appreciation and
respect for what the
slaves went through.”
Clay Kendrick, Public
Relations and Recruit-ment
for UBI indicated
that Black history month
means, “we still have a long way
to go, and as we move forward, we
need to keep those who have made
a difference in mind. There are so
many influential African Ameri-cans
who contributed to American
history, that to just mention one,
wouldn’t do it justice.”
Members of the Union for Black Identity served the Marian
Community “soul food” in honor of Black History Month.
In Marian’s version of Godspell, Jesus is crucified on a wagon.
Photo by Hadeiyah Ameen
Photo provided
February 2012 Issue 2 The Knight Times Page 3
As part of the Knight Daze
“Danger in the Dungeon” weekend
presentation, Dan Lornitis, the
comedic hypnotist was the perfect
ending. Members of the Knight
Daze committee, Matt Duncan,
President, Matt Staninger, Budget
Chair and Peter Hayes, Hypno-tist
Chair, all had big
smiles as they greeted
the students. It was
“a show the audience
will never forget…
and the volunteers
may never remem-ber”.
The crowd was
full of laughter, as they
watched their friends
get hypnotized.
Dan Lornitis has
performed more than
4,000 live shows. He
has opened for comedians such
as Louie Anderson, Phyllis Diller
and “Weird Al” Yankovic. He has
appeared on stage everywhere
from America’s Top Comedy Club,
to Funny Bone, and onboard the
Carnival Cruise Line. He has per-formed
for many organizations like
Best Buy, IBM, and several colleges.
While in college, Dan Lornitis
was a magician, until he and his
friends went to see a hypnotist
show where he volunteered to
get hypnotized. Afterwards, he
couldn’t remember the show but
his friends cracked up laughing as
they told him all of the crazy things
he did on stage. Lornitis said, “It
was a moment that has always
stayed with me.”
Before the show got started,
Lornitis explained some hypnotic
terms such as the theta state, in
which the mind is in a very deep,
meditative state. Dur-ing
this state, the split
between the conscious
and subconscious
mind no longer exists.
This allows the sub-conscious
mind and
the imagination to be
manipulated through
suggestion.
Misty, a volunteer,
reflecting on her par-ticipation
said “When
I came to, I felt very
relaxed, as if I had been sleeping
for 8 hrs; it was very refreshing. I
couldn’t really remember much
when I woke up but I remember
something about Bambi’s mom
getting hit by a truck, the feeling of
being five years old, and the tune of
Beyonce’s, Single Ladies song was
in my head”. I bet those of you who
attended remembers those funny
moments as well.
To end the night, Lornitis shared
his most memorable moment in a
show. He recounted that an el-derly
woman with a walker, sitting
in the second row, went under as
Lornitis hypnotized the volunteers.
She raised her hand to come on
stage, all the while hypnotized. She
walked all the way to the edge of
the stage without her walker. Once
she reached the stairs to the stage,
she came out of it. Lornitis states,
“She came out of it because her
subconscious mind understood she
couldn’t make it up the stairs with-out
the walker. That was the cool-est
experience because it showed
the strong will of the subconscious
mind. Delighted, Dan Lornitis
hopes to be performing and hypno-tizing
people for the rest of his life.
Knight Daze committee hosts hypnotist
Burning the midnight oil: CEC hosts Up All Knight
By Hadeiya Ameen
Several students got no sleep last
Saturday. But for once, they weren’t
studying. On February 17, the
Campus Events Committee held
Up All Knight. During this event,
students stayed in the library from
8pm until 2am enjoying various ac-tivities
and entertainment. Some of
the activities included crafts, food,
musical events, and movies.
Peter Hayes, Matt Staninger, and Matt Duncan
were a part of the Knight Daze Committee.
Hypnotist Dave Lornitist held a show
during Knight Daze.
Photo by Michael Schrader
Photo by Michael Schrader
Photo by Michael Schrader
Photo by Hadeiyah Ameen
Photo by Hadeiyah Ameen
A couple of weeks ago, The
Knight Daze “Danger in the Dun-geon”
was a success. Every night
the performers were greeted with
a crowd that couldn’t wait to have
fun. Feb. 9 to the 11th was a great
weekend. There was a hilarious
nigh of comedy with special quest
comedian/actor Michael Malone.
Michael Malone has performed
in more than 32 states. He’s made
appearances on WGN, CW, and
Tom and Bob radio and TV show.
His humor about life experiences
and wildly imaginative views will
have you busting out laughing.
Didn’t get a chance to see his per-formance,
check out his website at
malonecomedy.com.
Junior Mike Decker
dives onto a mattress
as CEC member Kevin
Crocket stands by.
The band Speedbump
performed for the stu-detns
at Up All Knight.
Hanna Knust, Sylvia
Denise and Katie
Copeland colored
pictures at Up All
Knight.
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On May 8, 2011, Marian Univer-sity
transitioned into a new era in
campus life, Tobacco Free.
The Tobacco Free Policy has been
with the University for over nine
months.
Dean of Stu-dents
Ruth Rodg-ers
suggested that
the ban has been
reasonably suc-cessful
thus far.
“There are
people who push
that limit still, but
generally there is
very little public
smoking in areas
where lots of stu-dents
are walking
by.”
Rodgers went
on to say there
are problems with
campus visitors who aren’t aware of
Marian’s Tobacco Free Policy.
Chief Scott Ralph also said, “The
Marian Community has shown
respect and dignity of others re-garding
this policy. It seems to be
working very well.”
Even some of the students agree
with Rodgers and Ralph.
Freshman Donovan Jones and
Sophomore Allie Foley said they
believe the Tobacco Free Policy is
effective.
“I don’t see anyone smoking on
campus,” said Foley.
Jones believes the Tobacco Free
Policy is working, “I haven’t en-countered
anyone smoking on
campus or having smelled smoke
on anyone in any of my classes so
far.”
Yet, not all students see the policy
as being effective.
Transfer Sophomore Karli Wil-liamson
noticed students and
faculty smoking in their cars.
“I’m a transfer stu-dent,
so I don’t know
how it was last year, but
I don’t see it being very
effective now.”
Rodgers mentioned
that they have been
lenient towards students
and faculty using to-bacco
products in their
cars; it’s when users
throw cigarette butts
on the ground that it
becomes a problem.
The push for a tobacco
free campus started in
2008 when the Univer-sity
moved to a Tobacco
Free Policy with desig-nated
smoking areas.
Conversations about a completely
Tobacco Free Policy began in the
Fall semester of 2010, Rodgers said.
The policy was passed in October
of that same year but didn’t come
into effect until May 8, 2011.
Currently, there are no monetary
sanctions for smoking on campus.
The act is a conduct issue, and
persistent violators will be reported
to Human Resources or the Dean
of Students.
However, the discussion of the
Tobacco Free Policy is still ongoing.
A Marian University Admissions
member explained how forcing
students to smoke on the other side
of Cold Springs Road looks unap-pealing
to prospective students and
families.
“We have had potential students
and their families making negative
comments about the students lin-ing
the area across the street from
campus in order to smoke.”
The staff member suggested
that bringing back the designated
smoking area, “will allow people
the space to smoke outside, will be
far enough from any doors… and
will produce a more professional
and inviting campus for potential
students and their families.”
Rodgers also mentioned some
faculty and staff members have
suggested that they do not like the
policy, but there are no current
efforts to reverse the policy as it
stands.
Having a free single room, gain-ing
leadership skills, and receiv-ing
a $300 stipend at the end of
each semester can be a fun and
great way to gain experience while
in college. However, becoming a
Resident Assistant can be burdened
with responsibilities.
Junior Danielle Mumma is a
second year Resident Assistant at
Doyle Hall. She majors in Art, and
has Psychology and Art History
minors and a concentration in Art
Therapy. She is in the Honors Pro-gram
with 17 credit hours for this
semester. Mumma participates in
Green Life Club and shows inter-est
in the College Mentors for Kids
organization. Mumma has enjoyed
the experience of being an RA be-cause
she was able to bond with her
hall mates in a very unique way.
“What I like about being an RA
depends on what’s going on that
day. I enjoy one-on-one chats with
people,” said Mumma.
Being an RA can be rewarding.
Students can get to know their hall
mates better.
However, being an RA can be
difficult due to time demands of
responsibilities. Mumma has been
an RA for two years, and she found
that this year was so much easier,
probably because of past experi-ences,
such as rock climbing in
Climb Time Indy, and basically
hall-bonding.
“On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being
the most difficult, it was a 4 last
year. Now, it’s a 3. It’s difficult, but
not super stressful,” said Mumma.
It is especially difficult when you
are on call. That indicates your day
to make sure that the entire resi-dence
hall is in good shape. This
involves going on rounds around
the interior of the building, mak-ing
sure that no one is playing hall
sports or arguing with other hall
mates.
“You are expected to be in your
room or office, and your door has
to be open in case someone has an
emergency,” said Mumma.
Some RA’s have had to wake up
very early in the morning because
a student locked him/herself out of
the room.
“I had to get up at 4 in the morn-ing
twice for that.” said Mumma.
Having the job as a Resident
Assistant can be difficult, but it
doesn’t always have to be. It just
requires students with that position
to be very responsible and caring to
everyone in the entire building.
Students and faculty reacts to the new tobacco policy
What is it really like to work as a resident assistant?
A day in the life of an RA:
By Michael Schrader
By Bradley Levi
On May 8, 2011 Marian University became a tobacco-free campus.
Photo by Michael Schrader
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